Shelf banding splicer



.Aug. 18, 1959 E. M. LEVY L 2,900,086

SHELF BANDING SPLICER Filed Sept. 19, 1955 SHEEN 22: Edward Lez/ United.States Patent SHELF BANDING SPLICER Edward M. Levy, Evanston, Ill.,assignor to Reflector- Hardware Corporation, Chicago, 111., acorporation of Illinois Application September 19, 1955, Serial No.535,041

7 Claims. (Cl. 211-90) This invention relates to splicers adapted to beapplied to shelves for receiving shelf banding such as is used tofacilitate the holding of merchandise on a shelf.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a holdingclip or structure for holding shelf banding, which clip may readily beapplied to a shelf at any location along an edge of the shelf, and ifapplied at the place where the shelf supporting bracket is located itwill straddle the bracket and hold the banding against sliding ortilting.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide ashelf-banding splicer which does not require any threaded fasteningarrangement, but merely engages the bracket by straddling it withoutrequiring mechanics tools for mounting.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide abanding splicer which serves also to hold a shelf against forwardmovement on its supporting bracket by an abutting action with thebracket without requiring any special openings in the bracket.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a new andimproved shelf, supporting bracket and shelf-banding arrangement whichis simple and economical of construction and may readily be disassembledand reassembled in various combinations, and wherein the shelf, bandingand supporting bracket assembly is firmly held together.

The attainment of the above and further objects of this invention willbe apparent from the following specification taken in conjunction withthe drawing forming a part thereof.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of a banded shelfembodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of a portion of Fig. 1, drawn to alarger scale;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the front part of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 44 of Fig.2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one corner banding splicer of thepresent invention; and I V Fig. 6 shows a view similar to Fig. '5 andillustrates another type of clip.

In the drawing like reference numerals designate like parts throughout.

In Fig. 1 there is shown a shelf 1 which may be of glass or other shelfmaterial, the shelf being supported by a series of conventional brackets2, each bracket being releasably mounted at the desired elevation inuprights such as upright 3 that is secured as to a wall 4. Channel shelfbanding splicers 6 and corner banding splicers 7 and 8 are releasablysecured to the edges of the shelf and embrace and receive and hold shelfbanding pieces 9.

The splicer 6 comprises a shelf splicer or clip 10 and two similarbanding clips 1112 all secured together by a member 14 that is welded tothe three clips at 15. The clips are springy clips channel shaped incross section. The clip 10 includes upper and lower flanges 17 and 18joined by a web 19. The lower flange is bent upwardly and forms a shelfsupporting portion 20, the shelf being held between the top of theportion 20 and the lower surface of the upper flange 17. The bandingclips are similarly formed and each exerts a spring holding pressure onthe front and back faces of its hand 99 as the case may be, asillustrated in Fig. 2.

The member 14 overlies and is welded to the front of the clip 10 and thefront flanges of the splicer clips 11 and 12, as previously stated. Atits lower end it is.

The bracket 2 is of sheet metal stock and has a straight upper edge 28.It is of tapered width and has a short lip 29 at its forward end, whichlip is provided with a rearwardly presented edge 29. forward surface anda straight rear edge at right angles to the edge 28. a a

Fig. 5 snows the corner banding splicer 8. In this instance the web ofthe banding splicer clip 12a is welded to the rear flange of the splicerclip 11a, and the member 14a is welded at 15a only-to the forward flangeof the splicer clip 11a and to the web of the shelf splicer 10a. Thecorner banding splicer 7 is similar to the splicer 8, differingtherefrom as the right hand differs from the left, so that while thecorner splicer 8 is a splicer for the right hand corner ofthe shelf thesplicer 7 is for a left hand corner. In each case right and left is usedin the sense of facing that edge of the shelf to. which the clip 10a isapplied. As seen in Fig. l, the two clips 8 are applied to the front andrear edgesnof the shelf diagonally opposite one another and the twoclips 77 are also applied to the front and rear edges of the shelf,diagonally opposite one another. While I have shown, in Fig. 1, a shelfthat is coterminous with the banding therearound, it is clear from thedescription above given that the shelf may be of a length substantiallygreater than that shown, in which case the banding forms a bin thebottom of which is only a portion of the shelf. It is also clear thatthis bin ma be of greater or lesser length as desired.

While I have here shown channel splicers 6 and corner splicers 8, it isclear that an additional form of splicer may be provided which issimilar to the channel splicer 6 but has an additional cross channelsplicer 1112, similar to the channel splicer 12a of Fig. 5 but extendingat right angles to and at the juncture of the edges 1112 of- Fig. 3.

This is illustrated in Fig. 6. The splicer of Fig. 6 is used for holdinglongitudinal binning 9-9 as in Fig. 1, plus an additional cross binmember 9, similar to the binning member 9 but extending crosswise of theshelf. To accomplish this purpose there is pro vided an additionalsplicer clip 11b similar to the splicer clips 11 and 12. The web of thesplicer clip llb is welded to the splicer clips 11 and 12. The splicerclip 11b extends at right angles to the splicer clips 11 and 12 and atright angles to the splicer clip 10 and extends down to the flange 17 ofthe clip 10.

The clips 10 of each banding splicer is slipped onto the edge of theshelf at the desired location and the shelf, with the clips thereon, isplaced on the brackets such as 2, so that the bottom flange 18 of eachclip rests on the edge 28 of a bracket 2. At this time each member 14straddles its bracket 2, with the tines of the member at the oppositesides of the bracket. The front or outer surface of the web 19 of thesplicer clip 10 of the front splicer clip 6 bears against the rearstraight edge of the lip 29, thus holding that splicer clip, andtherefore the shelf, against sliding forward.

Patented Aug. 18, 1959 The lip has a curvedin compliance with therequirements of the patent statutes I have here shown and described afew preferred embodiments of my invention. It is, however, to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to the preciseconstructions here shown, the same being merely illustrative of theprinciples of the invention. What I consider new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In combination with a shelf bracket and a shelf supported thereon, ashelf holding channel-shaped splicer clip unit frictionally gripping theshelf and slidable along and embracing the forward edge of the shelfwith one flange of the channel clip overlapping the top of the shelf andthe other flange of the channel clip extending below the shelf, thebracket having a lip overlapping the web of the clip and acting as astop for the clip to prevent forward movement of the clip and of theshelf held thereby, and shelf banding means secured to the clip, saidbanding means including a member secured to the clip and extendingupwardly thereof and a' band gripping channel secured to said memberabove theclip;

2. In combination with a shelf bracket and a shelf supported thereon, ashelf holding clipat the forward edge of the shelf, the bracket having alip overlapping the forward edge of the clip and acting as a stop forthe clip to prevent forward movement of the clip and of the shelf heldthereby, and shelf banding means secured to the clip, said banding meansincluding a,

member secured to the forward end of the clip and extending upwardlythereof and a band gripping channel secured to said member above theclip, said member also extending below the shelf and having a portionthat extends across the forward edge of the clip that is overlapped bythe lip, said portion straddling the lip of thebracket and extendingdownwardly therefrom along and on opposite sides of the bracket to holdthe said "ember against tilting in directions lengthwise of the shelf.

3'. In combination with a shelf bracket having a forwardly presented lipand a shelf supported on said shelf bracket, a shelf holding clip at theforward edge of the shelf, and shelf banding means secured to the clip,said banding means including a member secured to the clip and extendingupwardly thereof and a band gripping channel secured to said memberabove the clip, said member also extending below the shelf and having aportion that extends across the forward edge of the clip that isoverlapped by the lip, said portion straddling the lip of the bracketand extending downwardly therefrom along and on opposite sides of thebracket to hold the said member against tilting in directions lengthwiseof the shelf.

4. A band splicer for supporting banding about a shelf that is supportedupon a shelf bracket, said splicer comprising a shelf holding channeladapted to be slipped over the edge of the shelf, a banding channel atright angles to the shelf holding channel, and a forked member havingtines and a slot therebetween, said tines being adapted to embrace thesides of a shelf supporting bracket, the two channels and the forkedmember being secured together, the forked member extending across theweb of the shelf holding channel and at right angles to the longitudinalaxis of the shelf holding channel with the slot between the tinesextending across the Web of the shelf holding channel and extendingdownwardly therefrom.

5. A band splicer for supporting banding about a shelf that is supportedupon a shelf bracket, said splicer comprising a shelf holding channeladapted to be slipped over the edge of the shelf, two banding channelsat right angles to the shelf holding channel and at right angles to oneanother, and a forked member having tines and a slot therebetween, saidtines being adapted to embrace the sides of a shelf supporting bracket,the forked member being secured to and securing the two channelstogether, the tines of the forked member extending across and below theweb of the shelf holding channel and at right angles to the longitudinalaxis of the shelf holding channel.

6. A band splicer for supponting banding about a shelf that is supportedupon a shelf bracket, said splicer comprising a shelf holding channeladapted to he slipped over the edge of the shelf with one flange of thechannel overlapping the top of the shelf. and the other flange of thechannel extending below the shelf, two banding channels at right anglesto the shelf holding channel and parallel to one another, and a forkedmember having tines and a slot therebetween, said tines being adapted toembrace the sides of a shelf supporting bracket, the channels and theforked member being secured together, the tines of the forked memberextending across the web of the shelf holding channel and extendingbelow the web of the shelf holding channel and at right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the shelf holding channel.

7. A band splicer for supporting banding about a shelf that is supportedupon a shelf bracket, said splicer comprising a shelf holding channeladapted to be slipped over the edge of the shelf, two banding channelsat right angles to the shelf holding channel and parallel to oneanother, a third banding channel at right angles to the two bandingchannels and at right angles to the shelf holding channel, and a forkedmember having tines and a slot therebetween, said tines being adapted toembrace the sides of a shelf supporting bracket, the channels and theforked member being secured together, the tines of the forked memberextending across the web of the shelf holding channel and extendingbelow the web of the shelf holding channel and at right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the shelf holding channel.

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